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THE SESSIONS COURT.
THE AcoU1TTALs, THE CONVICTIONS, AND
THE SENTENCES.

Notes in the Trial Of Various Causes
Before Judge Fraser, at the Feb.
runry Term. 1857.
We gave last week q note Of the Court pro-
ccedings until Tuesday night. The following
embraces the criminal business that was done
from Wednesday morning until the close of
term on Friday evening.
Tyler Logan, Mary Logan and Gus Logan
were charged with assault and battery with
intent to kill. and assault of aggravated
nature Ellis G.. Graydnn was counsel. II
was i'm proof that w. l. FoOshe, the prOSecu-
tor in this case, went to their house TO serve q
legal paper issued hy Trial Justice Moore.
Upon his approach to the house, Mr.. Logan
and Mrs Logan were sitting I'm the passage OF
the housc-Mr. Logan seemed to he engaged
mt work on Il pair Of shoes at the time. Mrs.
Logan discovered the constable coming,
when she remarked TO her husband that she
owed Bill Fonshe Il whipping. She then. like
Dtvid, went forth TO single combat IN
which sue proposed to settle the debt. She
did not use the traditional broomStick, but
went ut Mr.. Fooshe in II busincsS-ike way
with Il more effective weapon, though from
the testimony II Is not clear Whethcr silc
used cutting blade or q soldering iron. She
admitted on her evidence that she "whacked
Mr. FooShe several times. The wounds
which he received as testified to by the at
tending physician. DR.. +. f. Wench, were !:
Five In the hcad-threr cuts to the skull and
Two severe bruises After the fight had pro-
crossed for some the prosecutor testified that
he had no vivid recollection of small particu-
lars. He remembered however that the little
bov, Gus, was "pegging" at himc, and. the
wounds on his head convinced the Jury mat
the woman had gotten in several "whackS."
Tyler Logan was charged with striking Mr.;
Fonshs with pistol over the head. and
knocking the prosecutor down Tyler Logan
denied the charge Of using pistol, and cNhl'
hitting his clenched fist said triumphantly..
| Il Nic fIt inh
Mr. r. Lindsay Pratt was put up for the de-
fence to prove that he had served papers ON
the same parties shortly after the fuss with
out trouble. The Solicitor on .cross.cXamina;;
ton, asked Mr. Pratt If the defendants had
sent any message by him TO Trial Justice
Moore. To this question Mr.. Pratt replied,
yes: That Gus said, wont you carry mes
sage for me to Mr. Moore? Mr.; Pratt said yes,
he would take any message he would send;
GINS then said: "Tou tell Mr.. Moore, God
ding hun, If he will come down here we will
clean him up; 100. e The J"rH: n,'ep on% "1' MnTv
Logan of assault and battery of high and
aggravated nature. with recommendation to
mercy. AS to Gus Logan, not guilty. the
Court sentenced Tyler Logan to two
months imprisonment in the county Jail. and
sentenced Mary Logan TO. the same. .imprison-
mrnt or pay Il fine of $50.
Lila Hunter was charged with larceny from
the field of a ncighborng negro. and this was
one of the cases which should never have
been sent to the Court. She was very properly
acquitted. .
Henrietta Harris, was charged with assault
and battery with intent to kill and of high
81 nd aggravated nature. She was notorious
woman and had been forbidden TO enter the
prosecutors premises. and when found pass
ing through his cotton field. she prepared her
self TO clear the road of all distractions
which she might find on the way to the
spring. She applied big long knife to Nr.
Henderson under the fiiih rib. Fortunately
it struck him on the rib, or else 1t would
have reached perhaps more vital place.
Having determined to tool away none OF her
money in employing counsel In the case she
some familiarity with the privileges of nc,
ccpting or rejecting Jurors. She examined
the witnesses, and the jury convicted her.
She goes to the penitentary for one year.
David Gillian and James Gillian were
charged with assault and battery on James f..
Targurt. The evidence OF the States wilt
ncSscs was so conflicting, that the Solicitor
consented to O verdict Of not guilty.
Doc Jones pleaded guilty OF getting one
dollar and sevcniy-i five cents nnder false pre-
lenses, and asked the mercy OF the Court:
That mercy consisted in six months hard
labor in Col. Thomas j. Lipscomb's establish
The case nf Charlie Williams and Laurcns
Williams for larceny of live stock was re-
icrrrd to Trial Justice Blake at Greenwood
for his action.
having sold properly upon which Il lien en-
isted were sent To the pcntcntiary for nine
months. The offence in this case was IN the
selling OF some cotton which belonged 10
Rev lS. +. Miller. They were also convicted
for resisting an officer, for which offence they
got an additional three months in the peni-
tcntiary Linus pinkney ot hGlpcd ,o nnntSs ~, n
the County Jail.
Jerry Zimmerman was acquitted Of the
charge Of larceny of live stock.
Edmund Kennedy, charged with grand lar
ccuy. was the only defendant whose crime
entitled him to Il formal arragnment by the
Clerk. Hc pleaded not guilty, and for trial,
put himself upon God and his country. for
he had 10 lawyer. Hc conducted his defence
lie was charged with stealing Geraldine
McC.asinn's COW. Hcafrorted the Court much
amusement In the skill with which he man.
aged his case. He attempted to prove mag
The COW was worth only ten dollars, while
the indictment alleged that it was worth
twenty dollars 1t seemed that his main OBJ
irct was TO reduce the crime Of grand larceny
to petty larceny, without admitting ms
guilt The jury convicted him, ana the
Judge gave him two years In the penitep-
tiary. , Am
John w. Fell was charged with getting s2O
under false pretensPS from Robert >. LINK,
salesman in p. Rosenberg & Cos store. The
jury failed to agree, and the Judge ORDERED G,,
that mistrinl be entered. The case has been
continued, and will be heard at the next Sit
ting of the Court.
Howard II. Morgan, q nero man, was
charged with abducting Ella Perrin. maid
under sixteen years, n daughter of Joanna
Perrin, q colorod woman who lives near the
village. The crime in tins case consisted In
transporting the girl to Mt. Carmel, wherc
she took the train, and went 10 Alaoatna as
nurse He was found guilty, and sentenced
to the prnitentiary for two years. or pay Il
fine of 500. lie paid the money and was re-
leased.
This was the last case that. was tried, and
the petit jurors were discharged al lour
o o'clock Friday evening.